• Trunk or Treat at the Arctic Oasis

    Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson candy enthusiasts trick-or-treat during Trunk or Treat at the Arctic Oasis, Oct. 28, 2016. JBER Halloween aficionados decorated their vehicles and handed out candy during Trunk or Treat as attendees voted on the best-decorated trunk. Trick-or-treaters also

  • Costume Fun Run

    Service members and families participate in a costume fun run in Hangar 5 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 28, 2016. The run was a mile long and prizes were awarded to the top three finishers as well as best adult and child costumes.

  • Buckner PFC hosts second JBER Intramural Swim Meet

    Buckner Physical Fitness Center hosted the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Intramural Swim Meet 2, Oct. 28, 2016. Thirty people participated in 28 events during the final swim meet of the year. Scores from swim meet 1 and 2 were combined to determine first, second and third place winner.

  • 673d SFS conduct M240 machine gun training

    Members of the 673d Security Forces Squadron participate in sustainment training on the Grezelka range at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 27, 2016. Security Forces members regularly train on the use and upkeep of weapons throughout the year.

  • Alaska celebrates 2016 Navy Ball

    Chief Warrant Officer Jeffrey Bull (SEAL) from Navy Special Warfare detachment, Kodiak receives the first slice of cake as the guest of honor at Alaska's 2016 Navy Ball. This year, the oldest and the youngest member, Lt. Cmdr. Jere Hawn and Seaman Alan Beacham cut the cake in honor of the 241st

  • Overcoming cancer, embracing life

    She placed a pillow under her right shoulder and put her right arm behind her head on the bed. Using her left hand, she pressed the pads of her fingers around her right breast gently in small circular motions, covering the entire breast area and armpit.

  • Avoiding tricks, getting treats: how to stay safe this Halloween

    Halloween is full of ghouls and ghosts, but in Alaska there are other dangers – cold, dark and wildlife. Halloween trick-or-treating on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson is scheduled from 6 to 8 p.m., Oct. 31. Curfew times for children 15 years old and under is 11 p.m.; for 16 and 17-year-olds, 1 a.m.

  • JBER's Airborne Contribution

    The command to “sound off for equipment check” resonates through the immense interior of a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft. The call of “One, OK!” finalizes the equipment check, then 170-pound Soldiers carrying 150 pounds of gear each shuffle like zombies toward the open door of the massive cargo

  • PACOM senior enlisted leader visits JBER

    Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Anthony Spadaro, U.S. Pacific Command senior enlisted leader, visited Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson for a three day immersion tour Oct. 19 to 21, 2016. Spadaro provides the PACOM commander with the enlisted perspective on theater security cooperation, encouraging peaceful